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Why was Jean-Claude Van Damme such a big deal in the 80s and 90s? Why were martial arts and action films so much better in the 80s and 90s? Find out in this discussion with fellow JCVD fan Justin Bryte (indie pop artist from Fly By Midnight).share
Growing up in the 80s and early 90s, I was obsessed with martial arts, and Van Damme was a big part of the reason why. He was charismatic, had a great physique and his kicking ability was like poetry in motion.
It's a shame that he was in his prime for only a brief time and that his career basically ran off the rails after the mid-90s. It would've been awesome if he could've gotten some better scripts and worked with better directors and made at least a couple of classics that were on the level of Terminator 2 or Rocky, or even Total Recall or Demolition Man.